Information Security Expert - Vulnerability Management & Defensive Analytics

Information Security Expert – Vulnerability Management & Defensive Analytics

Information Security Expert – Vulnerability Management & Defensive Analytics

Job Title: Information Security Expert – Vulnerability Management & Defensive Analytics

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Responsibilities:

• Lead the Vulnerability Management Program: Drive vulnerability discovery, analysis, prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting across infrastructure and applications.
• Defensive Analytics & Threat Detection: Develop and tune detection use cases, threat models, and behavior-based analytics using SIEM, EDR, and other telemetry sources.
• Security Posture Improvement: Collaborate with infrastructure, development, and business teams to guide remediation, hardening and risk-reduction efforts.
• Threat & Risk Prioritization: Analyze vulnerability data in the context of threat intelligence, exploitability, asset criticality, and business risk.
• Automation & Efficiency: Integrate vulnerability data sources and analytics platforms with security automation and orchestration tools.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Provide guidance to junior analysts and act as a subject matter expert in defensive cyber operations.
• Metrics & Reporting: Define KPIs and produce executive-level dashboards to demonstrate program effectiveness and drive accountability

Qualifications:

• University Degree in Information Security, IT or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in vulnerability management, preferably in organizations which have manufacturing business operations.
• Desirable: Relevant security certifications such as from ISC2, ISACA, CREST CCTIM or CCIM, SANS and Vendor Certifications.
• Strong knowledge of vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., Tenable, Qualys, Nexpose) and enterprise remediation workflows.
• Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK framework, CVSS scoring, and threat modeling.
• Hands-on experience in scripting or automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell) to streamline detection and analysis tasks.
• Strong understanding of Windows, Linux, and network infrastructure vulnerabilities.
• Support Multiple environments: Apply vulnerability management and threat analysis skills across diverse and interconnected environments, including corporate IT, Cloud, and Operational Technology (OT), to ensure comprehensive risk visibility.
• Framework-Guided Hardening: Experience in using industry security benchmarks (such as CIS or NIST) as a reference to help measure security posture and contribute to the development of hardening standards that align with business risks.
• Exposure to cloud security (AWS, Azure), and container security practices.
• Proficiency in English and German is required

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology and Analyst

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Research

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